The French Canadians immigrants
By:Asiya Adan
The French
The French are a nation and ethnic group who were identified with the country of France. Jacques Cartier was a French explorer he was know for exploring the St.Lawrence river and giving Canada its name. Samuel De Champlain another French explorer was the founder of Quebec city with 28 men. They came to Canada around 1608 year ago. Colonization was slow and very difficult. Many settlers died early because of harsh weather there were many diseases. Second permanent settlement in the colony of Canada .
The French Effect On Canada’s Present
After world war 2 there were giving for demands for the political autonomy ( self-rule ) in Quebec . French was recognized as Quebec’s official language in 1974. French Canadians are the the largest group of Francophone (French speakers in North America. Now there are 6.5 million French in Canadians living in Canada representing about quarter of country's total population. Many different people that french all over the world now all over Canada.
The Holidays The French
One of the holidays that the French Canadians celebrate Dollard Day on the Monday preceding May 25. The day honors a seventeenth-century French war hero. One the same day the rest of Canada celebrated Victory Day in honor of Britain’s Queen Victoria. An important religious holiday for the French Canadian’s are Easter and Christmas.
The French Effects On Canada’s Past
French presents in Canada began in 1534. Permanent settlement did not begin until Samuel De Champlain the founder of Quebec city in 1608. After France’s defeat in the French and Indian wars, Britain won control of new France . Formalized by the treaty of paris in 1763. The French eventually carved out an enormous territory stretching as far east as the Maritime provinces and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
Canada’s second Language
French and English is two of Canada’s official languages. Although every province in Canada has people’s mother tongue is French. Quebec is the only province that have a majority of French speakers. In 2011 7,054,975 in Canada (21 percent ) of the country’s population speaks French .